Straken Green vs Chromium Oxide Green

Straken Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4a6a3a (estimate)

Chromium Oxide Green

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PG17
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4c7434 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chromium Oxide Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Straken Green.

Can I use Chromium Oxide Green instead of Straken Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Chromium Oxide Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Straken Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Chromium Oxide Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Straken Green is a little darker, more muted.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Straken Green on the colour wheel See Chromium Oxide Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Straken Green

Other Citadel paints close to Chromium Oxide Green

All matches: Straken Green equivalents · Chromium Oxide Green equivalents

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